News

One prolific period has the Spokane Chiefs feeling much better.

It’s a common cliché in hockey that the most important shift in a hockey game is the first shift after a goal. Twice Friday night, the Spokane Chiefs came out flat after a goal and it cost them dearly in a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Thunderbirds.

The Spokane Chiefs earned their first point of the WHL season, but fell to Everett in overtime.

One week ago, the Spokane Arena was decked out as the host of the NHL’s newest entry, the expansion Seattle Kraken, in front of a sellout crowd for a preseason game.

Here’s another sign things are getting back to normal: The Spokane Chiefs begin their Western Hockey League season Saturday night at the Spokane Arena when they host the rival Tri-City Americans – and there will be fans in the stands.

A new era of hockey is about to begin in Washington state.

The Spokane Chiefs announced Tuesday they will officially retire Tyler Johnson's No. 9 jersey in a pregame ceremony on Feb. 4 at Spokane Arena. The Spokane native and longtime NHL standout joins forward Ray Whitney (14) as the second player to have his number retired by the Chiefs.

The Spokane Chiefs’ 2021-22 schedule endured three game swaps, announced on Wednesday by the Western Hockey League, and it is possible more changes will come even after the season begins.

Team White pulled out a 7-6 win over Team Red in a shootout to cap an afternoon of spirited play that looked as rusty as you would expect at the end of a brief Western Hockey League training camp.

Even championship teams eventually need to retool.

With preseason camp set to begin Sept. 1, Spokane Chiefs players have been making their way into town.